Storm windows



July 24, 1956 T. J. BREEDLOVE 2,755,855

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STORM WINDOWS Filed June 19, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 W70/Parr STORM WINDOWS Theodore J. Breedlove, McCook, Nebr., assignor to Seal Rite Manufacturing Company, Inc., Lincoln, Nebr., a corporation of Nebraska Application June 19, 1953, Serial No. 362,813

1 Claim. (Cl. 160-182) This invention relates to a storm sash for windows, and has for its principal object the provision of a neat and highly efficient weather-proof storm sash provided with a lower glass pane which can be lifted into parallel position with the upper glass pane when desired to provide an open window so that the storm sash need not be removed from the window during the summer season.

Another object is to combine a storm sash with an insect screen so that when the storm sash is open during mild weather, the opening will be protected by the screen.

A further object is to so construct the improved storm sash that the glass panes therein may be quickly and easily removed for washing and cleaning without the use of tools.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of the invention, which is designed for simplicity, economy and efficiency. These will become more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed description of the invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numerals refer to like parts in all views of the drawing and throughout the description.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is an inside face view of the improved storm sash in the closed position;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged, vertical section, taken on the line 2 2, Fig. 1, showing the storm sash in the closed position;

Fig. 3 is a similar section; and

Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are still further enlarged, detail sections, taken on the lines 4 4, 5 5, and 6 6, Fig. 1.

The improved storm sash consists of a storm sash frame consisting of vertical side Stiles 1t), a top rail 11 and a lower rail 12. The frame is medially divided by means of a cross rail 13.

The top rail 11 is formed with a downwardly opening rabbet 14. The stiles are grooved to form outer shoulder portions 15, and the cross rail 13 is grooved on the top and bottom to form upwardly and downwardly extending outer shoulder portions. The upper edge of the lower rail 12 is inclined to form an inclined sill 16 and an inner sealing bead 17.

An upper glass sash 18, containing an upper glass pane 19, is adapted to slide into the rabbet 14 and lie against the shoulder portions 15 of the stiles 10 and against the upper shoulder portion on the cross rail 13.

A screen frame 20, provided with a conventional insect screen 21, is tted against the shoulder portions 15 of the stiles 10 and against a lower shoulder portion on the cross rail 13 and rests on the sill 16.

The upper glass sash 18 and the screen frame 20 are held in place by means of a lower glass sash 22 containing a lower glass pane 23. The lower glass sash 22 is vertically slidable in the storm sash frame and is provided with any suitable hand grips 24.

When in the lowered position, the lower glass sash 22 rests against the side shoulder portions 15; against the rear face of the cross rail 13; and against the lower portion of the upper glass sash 18. It is resiliently held in this nited States Patent O p 2,755,855 Patented July 24, 1956 ICC position by means of resilient side-guide plates 25 which a-re secured to the stiles 10 by means of suitable attachment screws 26. The side plates 25 extend from a position below the sill 16 to a termination below the upper portion ofthe lower glass sash 22.

When in the raised position, the lower glass sash 22 is held against the upper glass sash 18 by means' of H-shaped spring clips 27. One leg of each of the clips 27 is sccured to one of the stiles 10 by means of suitable screws 28. The other leg extends into the sash opening to resiliently engage the rear surface of the lower glass sash frame 22 when the latter is lifted to the raised position.

The improved storm sash is installed in or on the window frame similarly to any conventional storm sash, with the screen frame 20 on the outside and the lo ver sash 22 on the inside, and serves as a weather protection during cold weather similarly to any conventional storm sash. As the summer season approaches, however, it is not necessary to remove this improved storm sash. The user simply lifts the lower sash glass frame 22 from the position of Fig. 2 to the position of Fig. 3 which will cornpletely open the lower half of the storm sash.

For cleaning purposes, the lower glass sash 22 is raised to a position above the side plates 25 and is then pulled inwardly, as indicated in broken line in Fig. 3, so as to ilex the spring clips 27 and allow the sash 22 to be pulled downwardly from beneath the clips 27 rearwardly of the plates 25. This completely releases the lower glass frame for washing and cleaning purposes. At this time, if desired, the upper sash 18 can also be removed by simply forcing the lower portion thereof inwardly from the cross rail 13 and dropping it from the rabbet 14.

The screen frame 20 is preferably formed of aluminum so that it may remain in place during the winter season without damage. However, it may be removed for cleaning, etc. by removing the lower glass sash 22, as previously described, thence swinging the upper portion of the screen frame inwardly to release it from below the cross rail 13. It may then be readily lifted over the plates 25.

When the lower glass sash 22 is in the closed position of Fig. 2, it is weather sealed by means of side weatherstripping 29 and head weather-stripping 30. It is additionally sealed against moisture at the sill portion 16 since it overlaps the sealing bead 17, as shown in Fig. 2. T he side weather-strips extend from the sill 16 upwardly along each stile 10 the full vertical width of the lower sash, as shown in Fig. 5. The head weather-strip 3() is secured across the top rail of the lower glass sash 22 and slidably seals against the upper glass sash 18 and the cross rail 13, as shown in Fig. 4.

While a specific form of the improvement has been described and illustrated herein, it is to be understood that the same may be varied, within the scope of the appended claim, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired secured by Letters Patent is:

A storm sash construction comprising: two vertical side Stiles; a top rail; a lower rail, said stiles and rails being joined together to form a rectangular sash frame; a horizontal cross rail extending medially across said frame; a downwardly opening groove in said top rail; an upper corner notch extending along the upper inside corner of said cross rail; a lower corner notch extending along the lower inside corner of said cross rail; an outwardly inclined sill formed on the upper edge of said lower raii; a sealing bead formed along the inside corner of said sill; an upper glass sash having its upper edge removably positioned in said groove and its lower edge positioned in the upper corner notch of said cross rail; a screen frame having its upper edge removably positioned in the lower corner groove of said cross rail and having its lower edge resting on the inclined upper edge of said lower rail; a References Cited in thele of this patent lower glass sash having a notch in its lower edge posi- UNITED STATES PATENTS tioned over the sealing bead on said sill, the upper portion of said lower glass sash extending upwardly in overlapping 998,944 Aufderheide July 28, 1911 relation with both said cross rail and the lower edge of 5 1,699,079 Ruchie Ian. l5, 1929 said upper glass sash and acting to retain the latter in 1,754,122 Saunders et al. Apr. 8, 1930 said upper corner notch; and resilient side guide plates 1,987,757 Snyder Ian. 15, 1935 secured to the inside of said sash frame in overlapping re- 2,258,318 Cross Oct. 7, 1941 lation with said lower glass sash and acting to resiliently 2,463,432 Russell et al Mar. 1, 1949 maintain the latter against said cross rail. 10 2,587,902 Robinson et al Mar` 4, 1952 

